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diff --git a/cpp/install/windows/WINDOWS_SERVICE.txt b/cpp/install/windows/WINDOWS_SERVICE.txt
index 87816af30ca..610b0aa915c 100755
--- a/cpp/install/windows/WINDOWS_SERVICE.txt
+++ b/cpp/install/windows/WINDOWS_SERVICE.txt
@@ -1,10 +1,11 @@
 This file describes how to install the IceGrid registry, IceGrid node,

 and Glacier2 router as Windows services.

 

+Please also review the notes below to make sure the correct

+permissions are set on your system.

+

 1. Review and edit the appropriate configuration file

-   (icegridregistry.cfg, icegridnode.cfg or

-   glacier2router.cfg). Please make sure to review the notes in the

-   Vista section below!

+   (icegridregistry.cfg, icegridnode.cfg or glacier2router.cfg).

 

 2. We recommend that you use the "Local Service" account to run the

    service. If you decide that you would rather use a standard user

@@ -12,7 +13,6 @@ and Glacier2 router as Windows services.
    service logs message to the Windows Event Log (see the

    Ice.UseEventLog property).

 

-

 3. For the IceGrid registry or node create any required data/database

    directory. The sample configuration files use the following two

    directories:

@@ -39,10 +39,10 @@ and Glacier2 router as Windows services.
    as admin", then execute the installation command.

 

 5. In the Windows Services panel, modify the properties of the new

-   service. Change "Log on" to use the 'Local Service' account,

-   instead of the Local System Account. You must select the password

-   field and clear both entries. See the note below on Windows 2003

-   and Vista IceGridNode.

+   service. Change "Log on" to use the "Local Service" account (or

+   "NT AUTHORITY\Local Service" on Windows XP), instead of the Local 

+   System Account. You must select the password field and clear both 

+   entries.

 

 6. Start the service and verify that the service starts properly. Stop

    the service.

@@ -52,18 +52,24 @@ and Glacier2 router as Windows services.
    service.

 

 

-Windows Server 2003 and Windows Vista

--------------------------------------

+Performance Monitoring and IceGrid node

+---------------------------------------

 

-On Windows Server 2003 and Windows Vista, if you use a user account

-other than "Local Service" to run the IceGrid node service this

-account must have permission to read the following registry key.

+The account running the IceGrid node service must have permissions to

+read the following registry key if you intend to use the IceGrid

+adaptive load-balancing policy:

 

 HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Perflib

 

-Note that this is only necessary if you intend to use an IceGrid

-load-balancing policy that relies on CPU usage.  The simplest method

-to do this is to edit the permissions of the registry key directly.

+On Windows Server 2003 or Windows Vista, you don't need to do anything

+if you run the IceGrid node with the "Local Service" account (this

+account already has the right permissions). Otherwise, if you use

+Windows XP or run the IceGrid node service with another user account

+than "Local Service" you should edit the permissions of the Perflib

+registry key.

+

+The simplest method to do this is to edit the permissions of the

+registry key directly.

 

 1. Start regedit. Navigate to the above key.

 

@@ -112,6 +118,11 @@ then take the following actions:
 

 8. Select ok, and you are done!

 

+You can also change the permissions of the "Local Service" directory

+with the following command:

+

+  > cacls "Local Service" /G SYSTEM:F /G "Local Service":F /G Administrators:F

+

 Now you can create the icegrid/registry and icegrid/node1

 subdirectories without any further action and the correct permissions

 will be used.